Westside Jack in the Box opens Friday

After an opening ceremony on Friday, the first 100 patrons over the age of 18 to walk in the doors of the Westside’s new Jack in the Box restaurant will be given Jack Cash Cards valued between $5 and $100.

The ribbon cutting at the 3501 Hwy. 528 NW site in front of (south) the Burlington Coat Factory is set to take place shortly before 9 a.m. on June 19. The restaurant’s doors are scheduled to open at 9 a.m.

The return of Jack in the Box to Albuquerque after a 16-year hiatus also showcases the California company’s updated logo and new restaurant design. Interior features such as ceramic tile floors, booths and high-top tables, decorative pendant lighting and graphic wall hangings are among the features customers will see.

The fast food outlet’s menu has evolved since the last time it served customers here as well, encompassing Mini Sirloin Burgers, Teriyaki Bowls, egg rolls, fish sandwiches, a fajita wrap and Real Fruit Smoothies, to name a few. Real ice cream shakes along with customer favorites such as tacos and burgers are among some of the menu options. The Jack’s breakfast menu is served 24/7.

The Westside restaurant is the first of two to open this month in the Duke City. The second site, at Central and Eubank, is set to open its doors the following Friday, June 26. Brycon Construction of Albuquerque was the general contractor on the two buildings and is scheduled to build others.

Tucson’s Laura Olguin and her CRT Partners LLC plan to open three more Jack’s restaurants in the central New Mexico region by the end of this year and 10 in the next three years. The franchisee plans to invest more than $5 million to open five restaurants here this year while creating approximately 250 jobs. Olguin owns 28 Jack in the Box restaurants in southern Arizona.